Longevity and Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Controlling Your Own Essence.

Chapter 180
half a month later.

Fangzhou, Cangjiang Water Mansion.

Zhang Yao sat cross-legged on the futon, in front of him was a huge cauldron with a height of one foot, and the flames were blazing.

"Go!"

He played more than a dozen formulas one after another, and after throwing out a few materials, he closed the cauldron again, sealed it with mana, and lowered the flame a bit.

In recent months, in addition to practicing and comprehending as usual, he has been reading and comprehending the three techniques of refining, formation and talisman in Yu Wentai's memory, trying to use them for his own use.

These three skills have something in common, with spirit patterns as the core, and Yu Wentai is a monk who cultivates formations and enters the body, and his attainments in this area are extremely brilliant.

His means of refining weapons and talismans are all at the top of the third level, far more powerful than the ancestor Wanchuan and others imagined;

Thanks to Liu Cang's inherited memory back then, his attainments in formations have even reached the threshold of the fourth level. This is his deepest means of hiding.

Zhang Yao comprehends Yuwentai's memory all the time, which is equivalent to a great master who cultivates all three ways to teach in person in detail, and the speed of progress can be imagined.

Almost every other day, Zhang Yao's three skills have made new progress, and after a whole month, the rapid progress is indescribable.

The current furnace refining is the embodiment of his achievements in the past few months.

"boom!"

Zhang Yao changed the formula again, and after the flame burst and flickered, it turned into an orchid color.

Zhang Yao probed in carefully with his spiritual sense, and after observing the scene inside the furnace, he relaxed a little, and slowly withdrew his mana.

Under the power supply of the formation, the flame at the bottom of the cauldron is still burning, maintaining a stable frequency, so that the many materials inside have a suitable environment for transformation.

"Fight with Yu Wentai, and the five spirit gods and generals are all damaged."

"Just take advantage of this opportunity to refine it again, so that its power will be greatly increased!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yao couldn't help showing a faint smile.

Yu Wentai's inheritance is very rich. He not only used more rare treasures for re-refining this time, but even invested in two third-tier treasures.

This is also the reason why he waited patiently for several months and waited until his own skills improved greatly before he could start the furnace with confidence.

"Buzz!"

But at this moment, a violent buzzing and trembling sound came from his waist.

"Ok?"

Zhang Yao raised his eyebrows, and his spiritual thoughts instantly penetrated into the storage bag, and then his face changed:
"Tianbao order... this?!"

He stretched out his hand and flipped it over, and a golden hexagonal command talisman appeared out of nowhere.

If you look carefully, the hexagonal talisman is golden yellow in color, made of rare compound spirit gold, covered with complicated and elegant patterns, with the word 'Tianbao' on the front and the word 'Haihe' on the back.

This is the Tianbao Order belonging to the GCC. It is a symbolic token of the owner of Tianbaolou, representing great power and status. It is one of a series of tokens entrusted to him by the real GCC.

now--

Tian Baoling trembled rapidly, and his whole body glowed with twinkling red light.

Zhang Yao's expression was dignified, and when a trace of mana entered, Tian Baoling immediately calmed down the restlessness, and the red light dimmed little by little.

"Realist Haihe said at the beginning that once the Tianbao Order responds in this way, it means that the Tianbao Conference will be held."

In Zhang Yao's mind, thoughts turned rapidly, and he secretly guessed:
"It seems that Yu Wentai's disappearance can no longer be covered up, causing turmoil in Tianbao Building..."

The Tianbao Assembly is the highest authority in Tianbao Building, with a total of [-] seats.

In the former Tianbao Building, neither the landlord nor the high-level executives had much autonomy, but all major issues had to be decided by a Tianbao meeting.

But since Yuwentai came to power, everything gradually changed. Tianbaolou became more and more independent, until it reached its peak and gained a semi-independent status decades ago.

Decades ago, Yuwentai persuaded the four major Jindan forces and more than half of Tianbaolou's owners to form a "seven-seat meeting" by relying on his combined vertical and horizontal skills. Since then, the Tianbao meeting has become a decoration.

Although in name, the Tianbao Assembly is still the highest authority, but usually the 'seven-seat meeting' performs all powers on its behalf.

Therefore, the Tianbao Conference has not been held for decades.

"I still have to go."

Zhang Yao stood up, put away the Tianbao order, and walked towards the center of the formation.

Once the Tianbao order is summoned, the holder of the order must rush to the Qianzhou headquarters in Tianbaolou to participate in the meeting within seven days, no matter where he is, otherwise he will be deemed to have automatically abstained.

Zhang Yao definitely couldn't be absent at such a time when Tianbaolou's future and fate were at stake, otherwise he would not be able to explain to Fu Haizong over his head afterwards.

"Old Peng!"

With the help of the center of the formation, Zhang Yao swept across the entire Cangjiang water mansion instantly with his spiritual sense, found Lao Peng's location, and sent a message with his spiritual sense:
"Come to the main hall to see me."

In my own cave:
Lao Peng, who was making out with the two concubines, was taken aback, and he didn't care about the concubines at the side, and fled away in a hurry after leaving a word.

Soon, Lao Peng rushed to the main hall and saw Zhang Yao who was about to go out.

"There has been a change in the Tianbao Building. To hold the Tianbao Conference, I have to go there as soon as possible to find out what happened."

Zhang Yao said succinctly:
"It's unknown how long it will take to go, at least it will take half a month, and there will probably be twists and turns."

"During this period of time, you will be in charge of the Cangjiang Water Mansion. If something unexpected happens, I will allow you to abandon the Water Mansion and retreat to Haizhou."

When Lao Peng heard this, he couldn't help but change his face, and said solemnly:

"Yu Wentai hasn't shown up for several months, and all kinds of rumors are spreading. Tianbao Building has already been reduced to a huge whirlpool."

"At this moment, the Tianbao Conference is suddenly going to be held...the leader must be careful."

"Ah."

Zhang Yao nodded slightly and said:

"Don't worry, we have always advanced and retreated with Fu Haizong. No matter how big the storm is this time, it will not capsize the giant ship."

"Even if things can't be done, I can still protect myself. Just remember to be smart."

The Five Elements Secret Realm has not yet been opened, and no matter how violent this conflict breaks out, the four Golden Core forces will not end in person.

The most serious situation he expected was nothing more than a war between the major second-rate forces. Zhang Yao himself was fearless, and at the same time he was ready to temporarily abandon Fang Zhou's foundation.

"I understand."

Peng Yue nodded solemnly.

After Zhang Yao explained a few more words, he hurriedly left Shuifu, drove the escape light across the river, and rushed all the way to Qianzhou.

After flying all the way for several hours:
Zhang Yao rushed to Qianzhou, and he was immediately invited up by a steward as soon as he set foot in the headquarters of Tianbao Tower.

"Master Qingxu, wait a moment."

The leader who led the way said respectfully:

"Nineteen masters have not come yet, only twelve have come so far."

"Boss Jin said that the Tianbao Conference will start immediately after all the bosses have arrived."

"Oh?"

Zhang Yao squinted his eyes, his expression moved slightly:
"So, at present, you are in charge of Tianbao Building, is this 'Boss Jin'?"

The face of the leader leading the way changed, and he said with a smile:
"Master Qingxu, forgive me, I'm just in charge of the floor, I really don't know much..."

Zhang Yao saw that he was looking forward and backward in fear, so he smiled and didn't ask any further questions.

soon:

Under the leadership of the principal, the two took the car all the way to the uppermost area of ​​Tianbao Building, the 350th floor.

This floor is specially used to hold the Tianbao Conference. Inside the entire vast floor, there is only one huge conference hall.

"Here we are, Master Qingxu, please do your own thing."

After the master bowed and saluted, he hurriedly left, as if he didn't want to stay for a moment.

Zhang Yao didn't take a few steps along the corridor before he sensed a lot of foundation building aura. After turning a corner, his eyes suddenly opened up.

Outside the huge council hall, there were many Foundation Establishment Daoists standing here and there scattered, gathering together in twos and threes, whispering to each other, there could not be less than fifty or sixty of them at a glance.

"Good guy!"

Zhang Yao was secretly surprised:
"I'm afraid more than half of the Zhuji real people attached to Tianbao Tower have come!"

Among the major forces in Dali, the Foundation Establishment Masters affiliated to Tianbaolou are the most, with seventy or eighty people.

Right now, except for the Foundation Establishment Stewards who sit in various high-level buildings, I am afraid that everyone who can come has come, but they can only wait here for the verdict of fate.

The big shots in the council hall are the ones who really decide the future of Tianbao Building.

"The master of Qingxu is here!"

"It's the Qingxu Daoist of the GCC!"

"Master Qingxu is polite!"

Zhang Yao's arrival immediately attracted everyone's attention, and they all stepped forward to salute.

After Zhang Yao returned the salutes one by one, he exchanged a few casual greetings and didn't want to ask any more questions. He hurriedly opened the door and walked into the council hall.

In an instant, the door of the council hall closed automatically, and the extreme movement turned into extreme silence.

The low noise outside disappeared without a trace in an instant, and under the barrier of the formation, only the silence that could be heard from the inside of the council hall could be heard.

Many eyes swept over in unison, and after seeing the identity of the visitor, most of the eyes automatically retracted.

"Qingxu, this way!"

A divine sense took the initiative to say hello.

Zhang Yao glanced up and saw three figures gathered together in the corner, and immediately moved forward slightly in his heart.

"Master Qingxu!"

"Qingxu, you are here."

The three Zhu Ji stood up to salute, and Zhang Yao returned the salute one by one:

"Elder Cen, Reverend Bai, Reverend Liang."

The three people in front of them have their own identities, but what they have in common is that they all belong to Fu Haizong.

Elder Cen, who is headed by him, is a veteran elder of Fuhaizong. He was cultivated in the later stage of foundation establishment, and he is also one of the six chief managers of Tianbao Building.

The remaining two Reverend Bai and Reverend Liang are the heads of the 'Yuangu Bai Clan' and the 'Dongliu League' respectively.

Under Fu Haizong's command, there are three subsidiary strengths of Dongliu League, Yuangu Baishi, and GCC. Among them, GCC has the shortest establishment time, but its strength is slightly stronger than Dongliu League.

these years:

Zhang Yao is in charge of the GCC, and through the big auction and other platforms, he has made friends with many strong foundation builders of the same class.

Since they are all begging for food in the big pot of Fu Haizong, they are natural allies, and their relationship is naturally closer than the rest of the foundation builders.

"Elder Cen, what's going on?"

Just after taking his seat, Zhang Yao spoke out with his divine sense, impatiently asking.

In the entire council hall, groups of strong foundation builders were surrounded by each other's spiritual sense and communicated in private, which led to such silence.

"Brother Qingxu has just arrived, I'm afraid I don't know yet."

Elder Cen looked gloomy, and said slowly:

"Yu Wentai has been confirmed missing, but he doesn't know if he died or some accident happened and he had to leave."

"Anyway, the current situation is that Lingyangzong has taken the initiative and gained a huge advantage in the seven-seat meeting, forcing us to hold the Tianbao meeting..."

When Zhang Yao heard this, he immediately understood.

In the seven-seat meeting, each of the four Jindan factions had one seat, and Tianbaolou occupied three seats.

This subtle contrast can not only ensure that Tianbaolou will not be completely out of the control of the four major golden elixir forces, but also ensure that Yu Wentai enjoys huge power and status.

Under normal circumstances, unless the Fuhaizong, Lingyangzong and other four schools reach an agreement, Yu Wentai, who controls the three seats and has the most say, can often get the final decision.

Although any member of the seven-seat meeting has the power to disobey the resolution and hold the Tianbao meeting, this is just an empty power. In fact, no one will do so.

Because of the existence of the seven-seat meeting, it actually deprived more than a dozen small shareholders of their right to speak. While giving Yuwentai huge power, it also further guaranteed the interests of the four major Jindan forces.

This is the real reason why the Tianbao Conference has never been held in the past few decades.

But to put it bluntly, this system was built with Yuwentai as the core, and now Yuwentai's sudden disappearance is tantamount to the collapse of the 'seven-seat conference' system.

"Ling Yangzong..."

Zhang Yao frowned and asked:

"Elder Cen, please explain carefully, how did Ling Yangzong gain the upper hand?"

Elder Cen snorted coldly and cursed angrily:
"It's not all the fault of that stinky bitch..."

Just this morning:

Li Shuixian suddenly announced that he would act as the landlord's authority and hold a seven-seat meeting.

At first, Elder Cen and the others didn't want to talk to her, and didn't take her seriously, after all, she couldn't produce any tokens, and she didn't have the power at all.

Unexpectedly, Li Shuixian actually won the support of the representative of Lingyangzong's "Boss Jin" and the other two generals under Yu Wentai's command, and his power instantly swelled.

This time, Elder Cen and others had no choice but to hold a seven-seat meeting, but the result of the meeting surprised them:
At the meeting, Li Shuixian announced that Yu Wentai had temporarily given up his position as the landlord of Tianbao because he had found an opportunity and wanted to retreat for 20 years to attack the Jindan realm.

Li Shuixian suggested that Director Jin of the Lingyang Sect be the new landlord of Tianbao, and before they could react, he immediately urged a vote.

The result of the vote was doomed from the very beginning——

Elder Cen and the other three strongly opposed it, but Manager Jin won the support of Li Shuixian and the other two managers, which equaled to four out of seven votes and gained a huge advantage.

Of course, Elder Cen and the others couldn't bear the result, and immediately expressed their disobedience to the resolution and wanted to hold the Tianbao Conference.

Elder Cen and the others stood behind the other three Golden Core forces, and Manager Jin didn't dare to tear himself apart with them, so he could only agree to their request in the end:
At this moment:

Around the upcoming Tianbao Conference, the two sides launched a new round of fierce game.

The winner will determine the future ownership of Tianbao Building.

(End of this chapter)