Chapter 108: Commoners' Evil Qi Can Aid Longevity

Reduce the population of Changping County by half?

A look of obvious shock appeared on Chen Ci's face, revealing a bit of hesitation and delay, but he did not directly refuse.

It was that kind of visible timidity, weighing the gains and losses.

Liu Ge chuckled, his inner suspicion decreasing by three parts; if this fellow surnamed Chen had agreed immediately, then he would truly have had something to hide, and would not have been worth trusting.

"What, afraid? Are there difficulties?"

Liu Ge sized Chen Ci up a few times and smiled faintly: "This counts as a matter? On He Mountain, which Ancestor hasn't stained their hands with ten thousand or eight thousand human lives?"

"It's not that, whether it's casting some poison into the water veins or stirring up some plague, this matter is actually quite easy to handle."

Chen Ci was slightly stunned and stammered a bit: "Senior Brother Liu, it's not that this younger brother doesn't trust you, it's just that our Dulong Mountain, well, that, that..."

"Heh~"

Hearing this, Liu Ge understood; their lineage was also a small household within the He Mountain Sect, and although their teacher was considered a Deacon Elder of the He Mountain Sect, they were just a high-level expert of the Dao Foundation with no hope of forming a Golden Core, neither up nor down.

This fellow surnamed Chen was afraid that there would be no one to protect him after the deed was done; he did have a brain after all.

"I won't hide it from you, this trip I am actually doing things for Senior Brother Yao Daosheng; you should know the weight of the Copper Tuo Yao Clan."

Liu Ge smiled: "Does that ease your worries?"

Chen Ci's heart stirred, and only then did he understand where this fellow surnamed Liu came from.

The He Mountain Sect had been established for no more than one kalpa of time; at the beginning, there was only the Ancestor surnamed Feng, with nine Direct Disciples under his seat and dozens of Miscellaneous Disciples, expanding territory and opening borders, taking four thousand years to become a famous and well-known side-door major sect, solely occupying the ten-thousand-mile territory of He Mountain.

The ancestor of this Copper Tuo Yao Clan was named Kaishan, and he was the first disciple of the Ancestor surnamed Feng; since the He Mountain Sect's inheritance to this day, half of the Golden Core Elders in the sect have come from the Feng and Yao clans.

How does that saying go? Other people's generations of accumulation—elixirs, talisman books, Dao Tomes, and Dharma Artifacts—why should they easily lose to your hundred years of bitter cultivation?

However, sigh, the road to Longevity is really hard to say.

"Copper Tuo Yao Clan?"

Chen Ci was half-surprised and half-delighted, asking: "Senior Brother, have you made connections with the Yao Clan Ancestor? I have drifted for half a lifetime, only regretting not meeting a wise master; if Senior Brother does not abandon me, I am willing to swear an oath as your sworn brother!"

"Although not quite, it is not far off."

Liu Ge nodded reservedly, but inwardly he became slightly guarded; this kid had a whole set of words, flattering and fawning, and he was afraid he might not be a match for him. He must absolutely not let him make contact with Senior Brother Yao, or it would be ridiculous if he were to rebel against the heavens.

"Then this matter..."

"This younger brother is duty-bound! But there are still some small problems; well, everyone is a fellow disciple of the He Mountain Sect, right?"

Chen Ci gave a sheepish smile and rubbed his fingers together: "Does Senior Brother have any tokens or the like to give me? After this is done, this younger brother also has to run away; I at least need to know where to flee, right?"

"And this younger brother also wants to certify an Upper Grade Dao Foundation, so that I might have some hope of forming a Golden Core; this method, hehe..."

"Heh, you dare to think of certifying an Upper Grade Dao Foundation just by killing a few tens of thousands of commoners."

Liu Ge sneered: "In these dozens of counties of Xishan Prefecture, we only need the population of three or five counties to be halved, and that Lin Laohu will... there are plenty of fellow disciples willing to do this for Senior Brother Yao. If it weren't for the fact that you and I come from the same lineage, I wouldn't have come looking for you."

"Sigh."

Chen Ci sighed but didn't respond, just turning his head slightly.

Look at this pie; it's cold and hard.

"Hmph!"

Liu Ge had originally thought that an Outer Sect Disciple who couldn't even stay on the mountain and was sent to the mundane world would definitely fight with all his might if he had a chance to certify a Dao Foundation.

With such poor aptitude, still thinking about an Upper Grade Dao Foundation and the hope of forming a Golden Core, he really was thinking too much.

If it weren't for being in the Liang Kingdom, and instead within the borders of the He Mountain Sect, as long as one asked for a decree, slaughtering some Miao villages would be truly easy; there would be no need to borrow the hands of others.

"You should first push your cultivation to the Hundred Apertures before thinking about the matter of an Upper Grade Dao Foundation; how many cultivators have hearts higher than the heavens, yet cannot even do the most basic refining of Acupoints? It is simply ridiculous."

Liu Ge frowned, thought for a moment, and took out a pale jade plaque to throw to Chen Ci: "This is my plaque; as long as you enter the borders of the He Mountain Sect, you will be fine. Rest assured, Senior Brother Yao aims to be the Master of the Nine Peaks; if I ruin his reputation, he will not let me off."

"But the True Person behind that fellow surnamed Lin... is also not easy to provoke, right?"

Chen Ci took the jade plaque and suddenly asked a follow-up question.

"You mean True Person Jiao?"

Liu Ge seemed not to have expected Chen Ci to ask this; he looked at him, thought for a while, and said: "You don't know much in the mundane world. That True Person Jiao is not of the direct line of the Nine Peaks; although he has certified a Golden Core, how can he compare to the thousand-year accumulation of the Yao Clan Ancestor? Besides, when juniors compete for opportunities, the Elders won't care."

Phew, since there is a Golden Core True Person behind his own backer, then it's easy to handle.

At least it's not a leaking boat.

At least they promised an opportunity for an Upper Grade Dao Foundation, unlike you, who is stingy even with a Middle Grade Qi Refining Method and doesn't even dare to draw a big pie.

Seeking death has its way!

However, feeling the True Qi cultivation of this cheap Senior Brother, which was perhaps only slightly inferior to the shopkeeper of the Baibao Pavilion, Chen Ci obediently put the jade plaque away.

Biding his time and enduring humiliation; he was purely biding his time and enduring humiliation.

"Senior Brother Liu, but that Fuhu Altar wants us Outer Sect Disciples in the various counties to find ways to increase the registered population, and there will be Masters coming to check."

Chen Ci explained: "I'm afraid this matter cannot be done slowly; when should we start, does Senior Brother have any instructions?"

"I originally wanted you to act slowly, but in that case, it would be hard to deceive the heavens and cross the sea."

Liu Ge pondered for a moment: "Since you have already agreed, just wait for my news. If someone comes looking for you holding the same jade plaque, then you act, can you?"

"Good!"

Chen Ci widened his eyes and made a gesture: "With me here, please rest assured, Senior Brother." It was time to let this cheap Senior Brother know the principle that cheap goods are never good.

"Do not let Senior Brother Yao down."

Liu Ge looked at Chen Ci a few times and smiled inadvertently: "The fellow surnamed Lin has the means of the Soul-Bewitching Magic Lamp, and I also have the wonderful method of the Skull Demon. Next time I will send you one to play with, so you don't lose a Dharma Artifact today and badmouth me behind my back for being stingy."

"Senior Brother is generous!"

Chen Ci looked approving; this humble one also has a hammer, and if there is a chance, I will also send you a hammer to play with.

"Dulong Mountain..."

Chen Ci touched the Five Yin Evil Qi Bag at his waist; this Dharma Artifact that had accompanied him the longest was luckily refined when he was at Dulong Mountain, but in his memory, the days of cultivation on that mountain had no warmth, only depression and numbness.

A poor student, after all, and not knowing how to scheme, it's the same everywhere.

The He Mountain Sect has a rule: if an Inner Sect Disciple sees no hope for their Dao path, they must go out and establish their own branch. His own teacher was just like this; he found a mountain peak within He Mountain, took in some Apprentices, and counted as an Outer Sect Elder. However, the Apprentices under him are considered Outer Transmission, and if they want to advance further, they must find a way to move up.

This man surnamed Liu probably also wanted to advance, which is why he got involved with the Yao Clan to do things for their family's descendants.

"Could the populations of the various counties in Xishan Prefecture be the admission tickets for the Golden Core opportunity on Quanshan?"

Chen Ci rubbed his chin; otherwise, why would they be chasing after these commoners so relentlessly?

But something was not right; the He Mountain Sect never held back when killing people from the Miao villages within their sphere of influence to practice their arts. Although they would not drain the pond to catch the fish, they would not specifically take care to increase the household registrations either.

"Forget it, I'll look into it once my Dao Foundation is accomplished. Thinking about it now is still too far off. For the next few days, I'll keep a low profile and find an opportunity to go to the Fuhu Altar to show my loyalty."

Chen Ci took out the White Bone Heart-Lock Hammer and placed the Soul-Bewitching Magic Lamp in front of it. At any rate, it was a Dharma Artifact refined using cultivators as materials; such materials must not be wasted.

It was just that the Prohibition level of the White Bone Heart-Lock Hammer was too low; otherwise, at that distance, hmph hmph.

"Sworn brother, I also want to advance, so I can only wrong you. Sigh."

The 'Great Dao Contention' is about to begin, but that feeling of 'contention' is a bit hard to write; I need to ponder it~

(End of this chapter)