Chapter 850: Infinite Scenery

Lu Changhe wanted to come and gather Qi; Wei Yuan could not possibly agree to this matter. Not to mention that it involved the Dao path of many people and was contrary to Wei Yuan's fundamental beliefs, and no one knew whether he would secretly do something else. If the foundation of Qingming were damaged, Wei Yuan would regret it too late.

As for whether Lu Changhe was happy or not, Wei Yuan really couldn't care that much. Ever since Wei Yuan forced the Crown Prince to commit suicide, the grudge between the two sides had been huge.

But Wei Yuan was also a little puzzled. It was just some natural spirituality; how could it make Lu Changhe put down his status and send someone to Qingming to negotiate?

So Wei Yuan went to find Behind Bao Yun and asked carefully, only to know that gathering Qi and changing bones was quite common among aristocratic families.

The ancestral lands of aristocratic families were actually cave heavens that swallowed and spat out heaven and earth vitality, which would produce some natural spirituality, both in quantity and quality more than the current Qingming.

Most of these spiritualities were used by immortals, and the remaining few would be refined into pills for washing and refining foundations similar to the Three Immortal Pills, helping the younger generation in the clan improve their aptitude. If the pill quality was excellent, there was a slim chance of making the Heavenly Foundation advance to the Immortal Foundation.

It is conceivable how precious this kind of pill is. Often it takes twenty or thirty years to gather enough spirituality to open a furnace. One furnace produces at least one, and at most five.

With the wealth of the Bao family, only four such pills were left in the treasury. Behind Bao Yun was close to the peak of the Immortal Foundation, with good bones and luck, so she didn't need such pills.

This is a common occurrence in aristocratic families, and Behind Bao Yun said it very easily.

Wei Yuan listened silently and said: "If these pills are not refined, and the spirituality is allowed to choose its own master, wouldn't it be possible to add hundreds of Dao foundations every year?"

Behind Bao Yun sighed lightly and said: "Not to mention that the Immortal Ancestor has to use most of it first, if the spirituality chooses its own master, the Dao foundations that appear are basically Earth-rank, and Heavenly-rank are extremely rare. In the eyes of the elders, one thousand Earth-rank or Human-rank Dao foundations are not as good as one Immortal Foundation."

Wei Yuan understood that in the eyes of aristocratic families, if they could take one hundred Earth-rank Dao foundations in exchange for a chance for a Heavenly Foundation to advance to an Immortal Foundation, it would be a big profit.

Behind Bao Yun said softly: "The Immortal Ancestor of the aristocratic family is everything. If there is no Immortal Ancestor, or the Immortal Ancestor is not strong enough to protect many interests, then the aristocratic family will become a piece of fat in the eyes of strong enemies. So serving one Immortal Ancestor with the power of the whole family is a matter of course.

This is different from Qingming. Template Dao foundations have great uses here, so having more Dao foundations is naturally good."

"We..." Wei Yuan felt joy in his heart when he heard this word.

Behind Bao Yun rolled her eyes at him and said: "If it's not us, what else could it be?"

Wei Yuan wanted to pull Behind Bao Yun's hand, but was gently pushed aside by Behind Bao Yun, who said: "It's still daytime now, and this is the study room. How can you?"

Wei Yuan was stunned, wanting to say that he didn't mean that, but explaining it didn't seem right either.

Behind Bao Yun smiled lightly and said: "I'm going to have a meeting soon. The whole afternoon is meetings, defense lines, military supplies, mobilization and conscription, wartime roads, vehicle requisition... I guess I'll be busy until night. There are some intervals between meetings, but there is not much time. If you really can't bear it, you can drink a little."

Wei Yuan was very embarrassed and had to say goodbye and leave.

At this time, someone reported that the reinforcements sent by Xijin had arrived, and at the same time, the Fourth Prince of Zhao Guo, Li Chengfeng, visited. Wei Yuan looked at the list of the Imperial Guard sent to help and found that it was actually the First Army of the Imperial Guard again, and the number reached thirty thousand.

He immediately asked for the list, which was a thick book. Wei Yuan flipped through it casually and saw many names he had an impression of, which meant that the playboys who originally served in the First Army had basically arrived.

Wei Yuan was a little curious, not understanding what Jin Wang was doing this time. Sending these playboys to his hands, was it as hostages?

Wei Yuan ordered people to settle these thirty thousand Imperial Guards, while he flew to the border to see Li Chengfeng.

After not seeing each other for many days, Li Chengfeng grew a short beard, and his demeanor was less sharp and more rounded. Seeing Wei Yuan coming, Li Chengfeng stood up to greet him and actually hugged Wei Yuan.

Such enthusiasm made Wei Yuan a little unsure of what to do.

Li Chengfeng smiled and said: "There are a few good things, specially to inform the virtuous brother."

"A few good things?"

Li Chengfeng nodded: "First of all, the Father King finally approved the construction of a fast road between Bishui and Zhao Guo. Half of the cost will come from the national treasury, and the other half needs to be raised by myself."

Wei Yuan had mentioned this for more than a year, and Zhao Wang finally approved it, but this was indeed considered fast among the nine countries.

"What other good things?"

Li Chengfeng said: "The Father King believes that you and Qingming have resisted the Shaman tribe army and have made great contributions, so he has already memorialized the Tang Chamber to request a reward for you. At the same time, the Father King also specially allocated two flying boats that can carry one hundred thousand *shi* for you to use free of charge until the Shaman tribe retreats."

Wei Yuan was naturally overjoyed. Flying boats were absolute strategic materials. Until now, Qingming did not have its own flying boats and had to rent them from various firms and the Cui family when needed.

Although the two flying boats were not given as a gift, they were also charcoal in the snow. Wei Yuan thanked him solemnly and then asked: "Why did the Great King suddenly change his nature?"

The two sides had fought several battles not long ago, for which Zhao Wang also blocked the trade between the two places. Now it was building roads and sending flying boats. The speed of the change made Wei Yuan a little uncomfortable.

Li Chengfeng only said: "I heard this is the Immortal Ancestor's meaning, I don't know anything else. Do you need soldiers? My troops can also be mobilized for you."

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "It's not easy for you to save some family assets. Now the situation here is very passive and the casualties are very heavy. You'd better not participate. If you want to help me, send more refugees over."

Li Chengfeng wondered: "You still want people?"

"Of course, the more the better." ===== CHAPTER 851 =====