After a while, Li Zhen and Zhou Cheng came to the courtyard below Guanqian City, and they saw four men, one woman and five monks sitting in the hall.

Lu Wencheng was already there to receive him. When he saw Li Zhen appeared, he hurriedly greeted him and handed over the tokens presented by several monks.

"Prince-in-law, these are the credentials of five immortal masters. They are entrusted by the royal family to guard Guancheng. In the near future, other strange people and strangers will arrive here to help."

Li Zhequan looked at the token, handed it back to Lu Wencheng, and looked at the five people.

When the five people saw the appearance of Li Zhen and Zhou Cheng, they all stood up. The leader of them was a man over fifty years old with gray hair. He asked, "Who are these two fellow Taoists..."

Lu Wencheng said: "This is the Prince Consort of our Xuanxin Kingdom, the husband of the Princess Zhenguo. He, the Princess Zhenguo and their companions have been guarding here these days. This person is from Xuanxinfeng

Master Zhou."

"It turns out to be Prince Consort Li from Xuan Xin Kingdom and fellow Taoist Zhou from Lingfeng Mountain!" The old man cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I was born in Fushan and called myself a loose cultivator in Fushan. I was praised by fellow Taoists in the community and gave me a

The nickname of the Five Friends of Fushan, I met two of them in Xiajiang Binghua."

After saying that, a burly middle-aged casual cultivator on his left clasped his fists and said, "I'm going to the next stone wall."

On the left side of the stone wall is a middle-aged man wearing green clothes with an elegant temperament. He holds his hands in front of him and says: "Let the pine trees stand below."

To the left of Fang Lisong was a swordsman with a sharp temperament and a long sword on his back. He nodded slightly: "I'm Ximen Zhu."

The last person was a slightly younger, middle-aged woman from a wealthy family. She saluted in a warm voice: "Huang Yue has met the Prince Consort and met Zhou Daoyou."

Li Zhen smiled and said: "It turns out to be the Five Friends of Fushan. I have admired your name for a long time. Please sit down. Let's all sit down and talk!"

Everyone said: "Please.

Li Zhen had been exploring the Valley of the World for a period of time and had heard about what was going on in the world. He vaguely remembered that these people had started practicing more than thirty years ago, and Huang Yue had been practicing for ten years at the latest.

It has been many years, and it is definitely not just after the demonic rebellion last year that I got the opportunity. It is comparable to those newcomers who have just entered the path.

Among them, those with higher cultivation abilities are Jiang Binghua, who is over fifty years old, and sword cultivator Ximen Zhu, who is carrying a long sword. They are suspected to be in the late stage of Qi refining, while the others are in the middle stage of Qi refining.

It's just that the opportunities and connections for casual cultivators are limited. From Li Zhen's point of view, this is what the so-called famous masters are.

In the middle stage of Qi refining, acquiring a second or second hand of good spells is enough to make a name for yourself in the world of casual cultivators. Some people even become famous by relying on the magic weapons and treasures obtained by chance encounters, and their quality is really mixed.

In a warm and friendly atmosphere, Li Zhen expressed his gratitude to the five friends for coming to support, and then introduced the situation of the previous few days, focusing on the rest and reorganization of the Holy Yuan Kingdom army.

When the five friends first learned that Zhao Yi was holding the magic weapon, they all looked solemn on their faces, but then they heard that Li Zhen had snatched it away, and they were all surprised.

The magic weapons in the hands of these people are at the level of first to second level. They may not be able to defeat Lingfeng disciples. Most of the time, they still have to rely on daring to fight and fight hard to win.

Monks who have been practicing for enough years will know the theory of karma and disaster, but when you are in the rivers and lakes, you often have to do it yourself. You have to have enough money to go ashore and clear your name.

If the opponent does not have the corresponding level of strength, things will be much easier to handle.

Maybe we can solve the problem without killing the enemy.

Jiang Binghua couldn't help but look happy and said: "To be honest, in order to hire me and others, the officials had already paid a magic weapon in advance as a reward. They originally thought it would be used to counter the opponent's magic weapon, but they did not expect that it would be given to them by Consort Li.

Let’s solve it first.”

Li Zhendao: "Don't be careless, they may recruit reinforcements at any time, but when the time comes, you can also call Xuanxin Peak disciples or other casual cultivators to support you. After we return, we will focus on recruiting talents, and we will also help you when the time comes.

Wait for the scattered cultivators to establish a market and exchange what they have."

Jiang Binghua said: "I understand, thank you Prince Consort Li for the advice."

Li Zhen wanted to know about the living conditions of the cultivators and asked about the situation he had found out in the Valley of the World before. Jiang Binghua also told them everything.

Talking about why they were worshiped, Jiang Binghua couldn't help but sigh when he came here, but he frankly admitted: "It's all for the sake of the wealthy couple."

"Li Consort, you also know that although we monks say that we have a natural nature, that we have magical powers and powers within ourselves, and that we are pursuing a realm that is not inferior to that of the outside world, how can we do it in the mortal world?

Returning the power of supernatural powers to oneself is the ultimate goal, not a means!

Moreover, many external objects are still useful for improving cultivation and mana within the realm.

We casual cultivators were born in the wilderness and grew up in rivers and lakes. All we can rely on is chance encounters and treasures, searching for hidden secrets, and exploring some hidden blessings or dangerous places. If we don't have enough luck, even if we narrowly escape death, we can only gain a little.

"

Li Zhen nodded: "Fellow Taoist, please rest assured. Since Xuan Xin is recruiting talented people and starting to recruit casual cultivators from all walks of life, it will definitely give all Taoist friends opportunities to practice and improve. When the time comes, whether it is magical weapons, exercises, or spiritual materials,

, or other things needed for cultivation, will be available.

I will also advise the ancestors and strive to make rewards and punishments clear and fair."

Jiang Binghua smiled and said: "This is the best."

At this time, Li Zhen asked another question: "How many Taoist friends are there who have joined Xuan Xin in the grassy rivers and lakes nowadays?"

"We don't know much about this, but there have been rumors recently that Xuan Xin Feng is recruiting troops on a large scale. We also heard what others said and came to apply."

Li Zhen could ask about this situation at home or on the mountain, but the ancestor didn't care about these specific matters, and it was inconvenient for him to pester Master Luo Mu and his uncle and others because of his curiosity, so he might as well find out from here.

I made up my mind to wait until I returned home to Wangcheng, and then use my soul to leave my body to investigate around.

With the current situation of Xuanxin Kingdom, it is absolutely impossible to rectify the officialdom, strengthen the internal affairs, and then overtake the Shengyuan Kingdom in national power.

The ancestor's idea is obviously to find a way from the monks and strangers. As long as the strangers and strangers are strong enough, even if the army is smashed, they can still win.

After spending a while, Li Zhen handed over all the matters at Qishui Pass to the Five Friends of Fushan, and he was ready to return to the royal city with the Ninth Princess.

Zhou Cheng and Yi Yi will return to the peak to recover, and then wait for the opportunity to go down the mountain to practice.

These experiences are all qualifications. They need to be arranged and certified by the ancestors before they can be recognized by the sect.

"Senior Brother Zhou, Senior Sister Yi, let's take our leave now."

"Next time we have a chance, we will come to the Royal City to find you."

"Okay, it's settled."

In front of the city tower, several people said goodbye to each other and then went to their destinations.

Zhou Cheng and Yi Yi had their own way to quickly return to the sect's blessed land, and Li Zhen was not bad either. He took out a loom shuttle-like thing from his bag, which was the magic weapon obtained from the blood inkstone Gong Yin Changming.

Although this is just a transportation tool for Yijia Lingyun, it is still quite useful to Li Zhen.

"Qingsi, hold me tight."

The Ninth Princess did as she was told and stuck close to her with Wen Xiang.

Li Zhe immediately used the induction between himself and the magic weapon to activate the magic weapon. A force of magic enveloped the two people, and immediately turned them into auras and absorbed them into the shuttle. Then the shuttle's light suddenly increased and turned into a meteor and shot through the sky.

The Purple Gold Shuttle was originally not suitable for carrying a second person, and such use seriously affected its speed. However, the speed of the magic weapon was still far faster than that of the magic weapon. However, it covered more than a thousand miles in an hour and returned to the royal city.

Everything was fine at home. When the servants learned that Li Zhen and the Ninth Princess had returned home, they went to Beiyuan to greet them with great fanfare. Li Zhen smiled and asked about the current situation in the royal city, and then let them go back.

He said to the Ninth Princess: "The ancestors intend to set up Xuanxin. It seems that we can't move to Xianmen Paradise for the time being. We will have to stay here for at least the next few years."

The Ninth Princess had a little regret on her face, but she also said: "It is appropriate to share the worries for our ancestors. Now that my husband is highly valued, I am taking this opportunity to accumulate more qualifications. In the future, I can live in Lingfeng permanently so that I can convince everyone."

Li Zhen said: "I understand that our ancestors also intend to pave the way for us... You have worked hard these days. Now that you are back in the mansion, don't be busy practicing now. Have a good rest for a few days and wait for Lingfeng.

Bring the tea and turnip incense, I will purify and refine it, and then I will fumigate it for you and change your Tao body!

This thing is very expensive, and Xuanxin Peak can only cultivate a few elite disciples, so it will not be used very rarely in the future, but we are closer to the water, first to the moon, so of course we cannot wrong ourselves."

This was something that had been agreed upon in the first place, and the Ninth Princess hummed to express her understanding.

The next day, Li Zhen woke up from the familiar gold-plated red sandalwood ivory bed and turned to look at the person beside his pillow.

The Ninth Princess closed her eyes quietly, her beautiful face was very close at hand, sleeping close to her neck, and she could faintly feel the breath in her nose.

Looking at the beautiful scene of Begonia sleeping in spring, the corners of Li Zhen's mouth slightly curled up, and his mind became peaceful.

In fact, how could he really care about Xuan Xin's domestic affairs?

It's just to gain the resources and opportunities for self-cultivation and advancement, so that I can have the capital to protect this peace.

This time, the ancestor failed to get promoted and found himself in crisis, which really made him feel a little uneasy.

Although the ancestor tried his best to appear calm, the great sect's magic weapon and the successive arrangements made Li Zhen involuntarily have a somewhat ominous premonition.

He also didn't know whether the longevity limit that his ancestor told him was true. He would not speculate on the thoughts of such a senior master who had lived for more than three thousand years. He could only hope that he knew the person correctly and knew that she was indeed

He is arranging a future for himself and his wife.

Of course, Li Zhen will not sit around and wait for arrangements in vain. He has many secrets and cards in his hand, and he must make full use of them.

He had sorted it out yesterday, and the main things at the moment were fumigation and aromatherapy for his wife, changing the Taoist body, sacrificing magic weapons, refining the spirit, blending secret recipes, and improving the incense.

Outside, there are tasks handed down by the ancestors, including personal visits to the Valley of the World, and mastery of casual cultivators and various strange people!

At this moment, the Ninth Princess' eyebrows moved slightly, she opened her eyes and woke up.

She adjusted her sleeping position with a bit of laziness, snuggled into Li Zhen's arms, and asked: "Husband, what are you thinking about, with a serious look on your face."

Li Zhendao: "I'm thinking about the casual cultivators."

The Ninth Princess said: "Is that what the ancestor told you? Now Xuan Xin is in crisis. If he wants to make a comeback, he can only rely on the monks. But with the Immortal Sect here, it is against the rules to send a large number of disciples down the mountain. At best, it is a critical moment.

It’s just holding the magic weapon to help out, we mainly have to rely on the casual cultivators.”

Li Zhe secretly sighed. This was a relatively crude and naive view. He only saw the surface layer. However, he was secretly taught by his ancestor and told the inside story.

Regardless of Xuan Xin Peak or Sheng Yuan Peak, they actually consciously seek out casual cultivators to die for them. These casual cultivators are clearly the pawns who throw stones at them during the calamity struggle!

Just like in the last years of the dynasty, unless enough people die, the land and food problems cannot be solved, and the ladder to the sky will not reappear...
To be continued...