Chapter 3 Coming to the Door
Zhou Qing watched Guan Ping leave with deep eyes.
The other party has hit a wall this time. After returning, he will definitely not give up.
In the past, the opponent would only try to tamper with themselves when allocating resources within the clan. But after he flatly refused this time, their actions would probably be more direct and intense.
This matter must be guarded against.
After all, the branch behind his mother and uncle has declined, while the branch of the man Guan Ping has joined is still thriving. As long as the momentum is strong, ordinary little tricks can overwhelm the mountain and make it difficult to stop.
"When soldiers come, they will be blocked, and when water comes, the soil will cover them."
Zhou Qing murmured, and before he knew it, it was already evening, and chaotic clouds poured in from the sky, mixed with the sunset. When it touches the door, it is refracted like a mirror that has been polished for the first time. Then the color of red clouds condensed on it, and as time went by, more and more gathered, gradually turning into a rouge color, and spreading continuously.
Don’t let down the wonderful autumn scenery.
I want to live another life, want to make up for the regrets of the previous life, and want to see the unseen scenery from high places, all of which are inseparable from strong power.
As for the immediate future, he must first overcome the clan test and break through the dilemma in the Hengnan Zhou clan. Zhou Qing looked at the autumn colors outside in the evening. The Zhou clan in Hengnan had to take the high school entrance exam, at least before the age of sixteen.
Marrow cleansing, the third small realm in the realm of Taoism, involves the extremely critical immortal bones for practitioners.
Immortal bones are hidden in the human body and are difficult for outsiders to detect. Only by washing the marrow and touching the bones can the immortal bones be distinguished from the mortal bones and their essence can be revealed.
The immortal bones are not of sufficient quality and will be stuck in the Taoist realm for a lifetime, unable to build the foundation and refine Qi. If the immortal bones are of sufficient quality, there is great hope that the foundation can be successfully built, that one can step into the realm of Qi refining, and even have a chance to have a glimpse of the realm of Mingshen.
In aristocratic families, once young children enter the Qi Refining Realm, they will be trained intensively, and their status in the family will rise significantly.
Even if it is impossible to refine Qi and build a foundation, after cleansing the marrow and moving the bones, the power of the immortal bones can be used to refine the physical body, increase lifespan, and become the backbone of the clan.
It can be said that once you practice to cleanse the marrow and stimulate the power of the immortal bones, it will be completely different in the clan.
Now that the internal training is complete, it takes less than half a year to complete the training from channel opening to marrow cleansing. It must not be done step by step.
In terms of skills, you must strive for excellence before you can overtake in corners.
“Get the elixir first.”
Zhou Qing thought silently, no matter which method he chooses to open up the meridians, at this level, he needs elixirs to assist him.
I have to go and get the breakthrough and cultivation elixirs.
Zhou Qing suddenly thought of the little tricks that the deacons in the clan used to manage elixirs that he knew in his previous life, and his eyes couldn't help but shine.
In my own profession, there may be other gains from hunting rabbits.
With the decision made, he straightened his clothes and strode out.
Once outside, turn around and head east for another two or three miles, where the terrain gradually becomes higher. The road under your feet has become a bluestone road, polished as smooth as a mirror.
After the end of the bluestone road, twenty steps go straight up.
The ancient trees on both sides are soaked in autumn, and the fluttering red leaves are leaning down. The large areas of continuous dark color make the young man walking on the steps subconsciously squint his eyes. He can already hear the birds hanging on the eaves of the hall in front of him. The sound of birdsong came from the cage.
The deacon Taoist boy standing at the entrance of the temple saw Zhou Qing coming slowly and saw the patterns and colors on his clothes. He knew that this was a member of the clan who was enjoying the treatment, so he smiled and said: " What's the business of this young master?"
Zhou Qing stood still and said, "Zhou Qing, get the pill."
"It turns out to be Young Master Qing."
The deacon Taotong met Zhou Qing for the first time, but he was sure that the young man in front of him did have an identity in the Zhou family, and he was wondering: in the Zhou family, even the children who are not valued, Medics and other cultivation resources will also be distributed regularly. Usually, you can just send your subordinates to run errands. Why did this one come in person?
However, the Taoist boy greeted him and responded quickly. Even though he was puzzled, his face was full of smiles and he said to please: "Please come inside, please come inside."
Zhou Qing nodded. Head down and step straight into the main hall.
The main hall has only one tall red lacquer pillar supporting the dome, which makes it look particularly wide and deep. According to the plan, it is divided into various high platforms and inner rooms. On the plaque, there are written elixirs, magic weapons, spiritual birds, etc., and among the iron hooks and silver paintings, there is a strict rule that makes people solemn.
The Zhou family in Hengnan was a family of practitioners. It had established an organization very early and had an orderly division of labor. Although it was not as grand as the sect, it had "all the five internal organs" and everything it needed.
Family inheritance is by no means limited to blood ties.
Zhou Qing glanced at it and went straight to a conspicuous high platform in the corner.
A middle-aged man who was slowly sipping tea behind the stage saw Zhou Qing approaching menacingly. He quickly put down the tea cup, stood up and said, "I am He Yun, the deacon here. Sir, receive the elixir?"< br>
He seems very polite and hard to find fault with.
Due to the need to arrange various matters for the cultivation of the disciples of the Zhou clan, there are many daily affairs, so no one with a real background is interested in it. Most of those who can come here to take care of things have average cultivation, are good at observing words and emotions, and are diligent with their hands and feet.
Zhou Qing stared at the deacon opposite and said in a low voice, "Are you He Yun? Why haven't the essence and elixirs I need for cultivation been distributed?"
"Is this so? What happened?”
He Yun sweated when he heard this.
From an outsider's perspective, he is responsible for arranging the clan's elixirs and has considerable power. But if you think about it, you will know that most of the people who received the elixir are the children of the Zhou family, and many of them are direct children. He is an outsider. Not to mention bullying the superiors and concealing the truth, and enriching his own pockets, he just does things according to the rules. When encountering someone with a bad temper, he will You have to be angry too.
If caught in the wrong place again, the consequences would be unimaginable.
He Yun was feeling frightened and quickly lowered his head to find the roster. While turning the pages to check, he asked: "I wonder what you call the young master?"
"Zhou Qing!" "Zhou Qing—— ”
Hearing these two words, He Yun relaxed his hands, put down the roster, stood up straight, his frightened look suddenly disappeared, replaced by false perfunctory, He smiled and said: "It turns out to be Mr. Qing. I remember this. When Mr. Qing's maid came to collect the elixir last time, I told her that the essence and elixir were gone. It will be distributed together with the next time.”
Zhou Qing looked at the other party, with a chill in his eyes, and asked: "Really?"
He Yun bit the bullet and had to answer: "It's absolutely true!"
According to the inventory, the slow-release elixir is also one of the powers of the deacon here. It's just that in the past, it was not easy to use it on the children of the Zhou family because it would easily cause trouble. However, since someone powerful was greeting him this time, he considered the lesser of the two evils and went ahead with it.
After hearing this, Zhou Qing did not speak immediately. He kept looking at the other party with horror, then he smiled and said: "Let's not talk about Jing and Dan for now. I am here this time to receive the Earth Source Dan."< br>
“Diyuan Dan?”
He Yun frowned, his face darkening.
Although Jinghe Dan is a good elixir, it is incomparable to Diyuan Dan.
Diyuan Dan can be used to break through bottlenecks and resolve the blocked waste gas from the meridians when refining from internal to meridians. It is difficult to refine. Even a practicing family like the Zhou family has a fixed supply.
On the surface, the distribution of Diyuan Dan is to be kept and handled by them in accordance with the clan regulations, but in fact it is another matter.
He Yun's heart trembled inexplicably when he thought about recent events. He took a breath, forced himself to calm down, and said: "Young Master Qing, the clan did not equip you with the Earth Source Pill."
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Speaking of this, he thought about it seriously, his voice became more and more determined, and said: "No."
What kind of treatment the children of the clan enjoy and what cultivation resources they can receive are clearly stated and issued every year after approval. , click here to execute. Those with a strong background may enjoy superior treatment. But the young man in front of him heard that his mother passed away very early, and now even his uncle who had been taking care of him was seriously ill, so he must strictly follow the clan's approval.
Zhou Qing came well prepared. Of course he knew the rules. He said loudly: "I must take the Earth Source Pill today."
Hearing such striking words, He Yun blinked his eyes. , but my heart became happy: Could it be that Zhou Qing was angry because of the Jinghe Dan matter, and came to the door this time, trying to bully others?
Then you’ve come to the right place!
I can completely label the other party as unreasonable and make trouble, and let the other party return without success, and even erase the tricks I did last time.
Zhou Qing did not wait for the other party's smile to spread, and said bluntly: "I have reached perfection in internal refining, and I will choose the channel-opening technique soon. According to the clan rules, I am qualified to receive the Earth Source Pill."
"What?"
He Yun couldn't believe his ears. He was about to speak, but he opened his mouth to take a breath of cold air, then coughed violently, and his face turned red.
Zhou Qing's eyes were dark and his voice was faint: "Take out my Earth Source Pill."
"Yes, yes."
He Yun knew that the other party could not lie about this matter, so he quickly agreed, and then stumbled into the inner room. After a while, he came out holding a porcelain bottle with a thin neck and two ears. .
Zhou Qing picked up the porcelain bottle and shook it gently. It seemed that he could smell a refreshing fragrance through the porcelain bottle. However, his face suddenly darkened, his eyes were serious, and he said coldly: "Why? Deacon, is the number of Diyuan Pills wrong?”
He asked again: “Did you remember it wrong, or did you get it wrong?”
“Me,”
He Yun's face suddenly turned pale, and his hands in his sleeves were trembling.
"Deacon He."
Seeing this, Zhou Qing turned his eyes and realized that he was lucky. As expected, the deacons who managed the elixirs often misappropriated the elixirs, so he stepped forward and said in his voice There was a sharpness in it that pierced people's eyebrows, and he said deliberately: "I didn't remember it wrong, or I took it wrong, or you were so bold that you secretly swallowed this Earth Source Pill?"
"No, absolutely not!"
He Yun almost jumped up and kept waving his hands. There was almost an afterimage in front of him with his quick hands.
He couldn't bear such accusations.
Zhou Qing looked at the other party's helpless and frightened look, stared at him for a while, then stretched out his sleeves, put away the amphora, turned away, only the lingering sound came, and said: " He Yun, give me the missing Earth Source Pill within five days. Otherwise, the clan rules are waiting for you."
He Yun stayed where he was, his lips trembling. No matter how courageous he was, he would not do it. He didn't dare to steal a pill of this level like the Earth Source Pill.
As for the lack of inventory, it’s really his fault.
Some time ago, someone with a very profound background contacted He Yun and asked him for the Earth Source Pill. He couldn't refuse, so he thought of a workaround.
The Earth Source Pills that were expressly to be distributed last year have been distributed. He inquired and confirmed that in the recent period, Zhou's "disciples" who did not enjoy the benefits have reached perfection in internal refining and do not need to distribute additional Earth Source Pills.
Counting the time, there are only a few days away from the day when the clan approves and re-announces the salary every October. So He Yun took out some of the Earth Source Pills still in the library and gave them to the person who asked for them.
The person asking for it also agreed, and he will make up for it next month.
Not only was this done flawlessly, but it was also considered a success. He had done it several times before and never made any mistakes.
But who would have thought that Zhou Qing would be stuck at this point and suddenly reach the level of internal refinement and become eligible to receive the Earth Source Pill? Now I'm completely on the wax!
Thinking of the strict rules of the Zhou clan, He Yun became more frightened as he thought about it.
After half a cup of tea, he seemed to wake up from a nightmare, roared, and ran out of the hall to find someone for help.
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(End of this chapter)